Similes - Easy Flashcards
Pagoo
“Around the rock grew a ruffle of algae like…..”
a fancy collar
Where the Red Fern Grows
“I could see that Rainie was paralyzed with fright. His mouth and eyes were opened wide, and his face was as white as…”
chalk
Sing Down the Moon
“Who wants a girl who has arms that look like…”
sticks
Where the Red Fern Grows
“With eyes as big as _______, I looked and listened.”
a hoot owl’s
Adam of the Road
“The carriage itself was shaped like…”
an enormous sausage
Paddle to the Sea
“Fire roared like…”
a hurricane
Pagoo
“The barnacle looked like…”
an Indian teepee
Pagoo
“Sand and mud swirled like…”
cigar smoke
Call It Courage
“There was a wave lifting before the canoe. Many the boy had seen, but this was a …”
monster
Pagoo
“Jellyfish tentacles strike like…”
snakes
Old Yeller
“A flash of yellow came streaking out of the brush. It was that big yeller dog. He was roaring like…”
a mad bull
Night
“From the first hours of dawn, a glacial wind lashed at us like…”
a whip
Night
“News spread through Sighet [the city] like…”
a wildfire
Tom Sawyer
“[Mud clouds] raged past Sid like…”
a hailstorm
The Captive Bird
“He spent days watching the sailors scamper like _______ up the shrouds.”
monkeys
